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When a single API call takes minutes to finish, it punishes both your users and your server. Here's the progression I walk through to turn long-running endpoints into something responsive, scalable, and operable - and when to reach for managed cloud services instead. Link to article: …
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Activator.CreateInstance vs compiled expressions in C# .NET 10 -- understand when each wins and how to build a high-performance factory with cached delegates. Link to article: https://www.devleader.ca/2026/05/22/activatorcreateinstance-vs-compiled-expressions-in-c-net-10-performance-deep-dive
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At a glance — Native regular expression (regex) functions in T-SQL now accept varchar(max) and nvarchar(max) inputs of up to 2 MB across all seven regex functions, including the two table-valued functions (REGEXP_MATCHES and REGEXP_SPLIT_TO_TABLE Link to article: …
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One of the rules for COM single-threaded apartments (STA) is that the thread in that apartment must pump messages. But we also see code that initializes COM in single-threaded mode but which never pumps messages. Consider Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260522-00/?p=112348
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If you’ve ever wondered what it’s really like to work at JetBrains, this post is for you. We could tell you about our products, our offices, or the number of developers who use our tools, but the truth is, the real story of JetBrains is about the people who build those tools, the way they […] Link to article: …
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Learn how to implement the template method pattern in C# with step-by-step examples covering abstract classes, hooks, sealed methods, and DI integration. Link to article: https://www.devleader.ca/2026/05/22/how-to-implement-template-method-pattern-in-c-stepbystep-guide
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When you ask an AI agent to write a new feature, a good agent will eventually say: “I need to write a test for this.” But what happens next is usually messy. To figure out where that new test belongs, the agent has to start searching through your project. It might scan file names, inspect […] Link to article: …
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JetBrains Rider 2026.2 EAP 3 is out! You can download this version from our website, update directly from within the IDE, use the free Toolbox App, or install it via snap packages. Here’s what you can expect from this update: New AI agent skill to reduce token use for test generation We’re also experimenting with […] …
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Python developers working with Agent Skills can now author skills as files on disk, as inline Python code, or as reusable classes - and mix them freely through composable source classes that handle discovery, filtering, and deduplication. A skill living in your local repository, one installed from your organization's …
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I'm pleased to announce that the first preview builds of NAudio 3 are available on NuGet. I have put a lot of time into this over the past few months, and with the assistance of Claude Code (which I wrote about recently) I've managed to make significant progress. In this post I want to cover the most important things …
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How Virgin Atlantic used Codex to ship its revamped mobile app on a fixed holiday travel deadline, reaching near-total unit test coverage and zero P1 defects. Link to article: https://openai.com/index/virgin-atlantic
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OpenAI is named a leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise AI Coding Agents, with Codex recognized for innovation and enterprise-scale deployment. Link to article: https://openai.com/index/gartner-2026-agentic-coding-leader
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In this post, you will learn what Nova Act offers, how HIPAA eligibility applies to agentic AI, and how to get started. Link to article: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/amazon-nova-act-is-now-hipaa-eligible/
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Understand C# reflection performance in .NET 10 -- learn caching strategies, compiled delegates, FrozenDictionary, and when reflection is fast enough. Link to article: https://www.devleader.ca/2026/05/21/reflection-performance-in-net-10-benchmarks-caching-and-delegates
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Our (most likely) final update for TeamCity 2025.11 On-Premises servers has just been released. This updage addresses a tiny amount of issues, but includes four security problem fixes, so we recommend that you do not skip this update. See TeamCity 2025.11.5 Release Notes for the complete list of resolved issues. Why …
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Many healthcare organizations report that traditional worklist systems rely on rigid rules that ignore critical context, radiologist specialization, current workload, fatigue levels, and case complexity. This creates a persistent challenge: radiologists cherry-pick easier, higher-value cases while avoiding complex …
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This is in lieu of the “official” release post I’ll make early next week after the Memorial Day holiday when I have enough rest and energy to do something much better by hand. Until then, here’s a peek at the new releases we’ll be announcing early next week — but with some published updates to … Continue reading Sneak …
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AI coding agents promise to make you more productive. On the surface they do, but in practice they fall short: agents generate code that doesn't compile, use a deprecated SDK, or pick the wrong service entirely. Is it you using it wrong? Is it your tech stack? Or is it the tools you haven't configured yet? The stack …
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You ask Copilot to tackle something big, it gets to work, and a dozen file changes later you realize you had a completely different approach in mind. The code isn't wrong... it just isn't what you were going for. Last year, we introdu Link to article: …
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The Model Context Protocol (MCP) has made it much easier to connect tools and resources to AI applications. But once those tools are exposed to agents, you also need a reliable way to govern what gets registered, what gets executed, and what comes back from tool calls. For a detailed loo Link to article: …
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